The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-08-26
MY ELDEST SISTER.
BY LADY DUNBOYNE.
A COMPLETE STORY.

Certainly we Trevelyans are an
eminently goOd-lOoking family j! ]
say so with the less fear of laying
my self under an ImputatiOn of van.
ity, because it long ago became a
settled point that |, the sixth mem.
Der hereof, am the only one who
can possibly be called plain, aud
that, as brother Max consoliugly
observes. would not be the case in
any less favored circle. But Ella,
our oungeSt, is the very ideal OF a
lovely girl of eighteen, and Ger
trude aud Kathleen were recognized
London beauties before they we're
snapped up at the close OF their re-
spectiye introductory seasons.
Then where would you find hand
SOmer young fellows than Max our
Guardsman. or LAwreuce, just en-
tered at Christ Church ? Aud ia
net, the mainstay aud guardian 0l
us all-She must have been pretty
long ago--iU the same style as the
rest, dark haired aud bright com.
plr3ioned before her brown eyes
began TO shOw crows feet at the
corners and her cheeks TO grow
Thin, with the color in fixed red
lines, instead nf that lovely bright
fash which comes aud goes. But
my musings on the merits of my
family are interrupted by Elias gay
voice
"Gracie, Gracie! you incorrigi.
bic; do you intend TO go to Wich
nor this morning or not ~
l jump up IN hurry. The pony
cart is at the door.
"Childreu, are y0n ever coming 7
Don't forget my list OF commissions,
aud especially to bring the ice
Cook is almost in despair"
Five minutes later and we were
bowling merrily along the three
miles between our home, Brook field
Manor, aud the cathedral town oil
WichnOr. 1t is Saturday and mar
ket day. Wherefore have expos
ell my new frOck to he perilS of the
dusty drive, and Ella has dOnned
her Paris hat, we'll knowing that it
makes ber laughing brown eyes aud
delicately timed face more irresist-
able than ever.
But Janel's commissions prove
mOle troublesome than We have an
ticipated, aud we have barely finish
ed them in time for luHcheOu. This,
at Canon LightwOod's hOspitable
board, is always lengthy perform.
ance, aud we have to hurry off al
most as soon as it is over or we
shall lose our usual seats.
Ella is bot, tlurried and little |
cross, aud | reluctantly suggest
giving up tue service. But one OF
her iavOTIte anthems is to be sung,
aud she will not hear of staying
away. SO we rush through the
cool, dark cloister, and the old yer
Ger smiles us into the stall; aud
then we find that after all there arc
"A few minutes TO spare, and Ella
her ruffled features aud be-
comes Interested in watching the
congregation.
just before the choir aud the
Dean make their appearance, there
enters SOLITARY ge1tleman-tall,
thin, middle aged-wbom the YER
ger proceeds to induct to one OF the
vacant seats Immediately opposite
ours. Ella looks up and gives nv
arm little mOnitOIy pinch. She
has a Thackeray fever upon her just
is the reader par ex-
cellence of our family-and l am
not surprised when she whispers
exciteslly: "COlOuel NeWcOme in
flesh aud blood Isn't Il wonder
fulP
But as / look again, hardly gave
my little sister credit tor her usual
iiscernmeut. The stranger Is too
Young and TOO distinctly a soldier OF
modern times, to be Identified with
ihe dear old AugIo-Indian colonel.
He may be fOrty-hve, bot scarcely
looks 80 much, though his long
aud ciose-cropped barr
are abuudantly guzEled aud bis
lace, thin, aquiline aud regular- /